Education
- Medical Degree – Tehran Azad University
- Internship – Drexel University College of Medicine
- Residency – Drexel University College of Medicine
- Fellowship – Drexel University College of Medicine
- Board Certifications – Gastroenterology
Specialties & Main Areas of Interest
- IBS
- Lactulose/Fructose breath test
- Celiac disease
- GI disorders
- Esophageal and ano-rectal disorders
- Women’s health
- Interstim trial (PNE) for fecal incontinence
Hospital Affiliations
- RWJ Barnabas Health Monmouth Medical Center
- Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Fun Facts
Dr. Merikhi enjoys cooking, running, bike riding and spending time with family and friends.
Conditions & Diseases Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Constipation
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallstones
- Gastroparesis
- GERD
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis C
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Reflux Esophagitis/Stricture
- Swallowing Difficulty
Procedures Performed
- Anorectal Manometry
- Barrett’s Treatment
- Bravo pH Study
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Complex Polypectomy
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Colonoscopy
- Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy
- Endoflip Procedure
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Pseudocyst Drainage
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
- Esophageal Dilation/Testing
- Esophageal High Resolution Manometry and 24 Hr pH Impedance Testing
- Esophageal Manometry
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy and IRC
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Hemorrhoid Infrared Coagulation Therapy
- Infusion
- Interstim Therapy
- Luminal Stent
- Orbera Weight Loss Balloon
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Polypectomy
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett's
- Upper Endoscopy
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
- Variceal Banding
- Video Capsule Endoscopy (VCE)
